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Woodlands Preston Road Charnock Richard Chorley PR7 5LH

Refused Chorley 24/00674/CLPUD Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness for a proposed outbuilding

As published by the council, reference 24/00674/CLPUD

Application record

Reference
24/00674/CLPUD
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed Use)
Status
Refused
Decision
Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness Prop
Received
6 Aug 2024
Validated
13 Aug 2024
Decided
7 Oct 2024
Ward
Eccleston, Heskin And Charnock Richard
Parish
Charnock Richard
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
PR7 5LH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Aug 2024

    Received by Chorley

  2. 13 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse Certificate of Lawfulness Prop

  4. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

8 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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